We are "One HUC"

In four cities on two continents.

Our centers of learning, established and sustained by Reform Judaism’s ideological foundations, serve as an inclusive, sacred, and respectful environment for intellectual and spiritual exploration.

Around the Globe

Cincinnati Campus

Cincinnati

Established in 1875 as the historic birthplace of HUC-JIR by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, founder of American Reform Judaism, the Cincinnati campus is a vital center of learning, scholarship, and community engagement. Students from around the world pursue their studies in the Rabbinical School and Pines School of Graduate Studies, and have access to the internationally renowned resources of the Klau Library, Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, and the Skirball Museum.

Jerusalem Campus

Jerusalem

Launched in 1963 as a biblical archaeology center, the Taube Family Campus has grown since 1970 as home of the U.S. Year-In-Israel Program, Israel Rabbinical Program, Rikma - Jewish Education Program, Blaustein Center for Pastoral Counseling, and Israel Progressive Movement. The Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology, Abramov Library, Skirball Museum, and the Murstein Synagogue offer cultural, educational, and spiritual programs welcoming the community and international visitors.

Los Angeles

Created in 1954 to serve the second largest Jewish population and situated adjacent to the University of Southern California since 1971, the Jack H. Skirball Campus offers the School of Rabbinical Studies, Rhea Hirsch School of Education, Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management, and Louchheim School for Judaic Studies for USC undergraduates. Students utilize the Frances-Henry Library, and the Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health offers a broad range of community public programs.

New York

Established in 1922 as a pluralistic institution of higher Jewish learning by social activist Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, the New York campus offers the Rabbinical School, Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music, School of Education, and Interfaith Doctor of Ministry Program. Students access the Klau Library, Dr. Bernard Heller Museum, the Blaustein Center for Pastoral Counseling, and participate in the Soup Kitchen, Spirituality Initiative, and Be Wise Fellowship in Jewish Entrepreneurship.

Around the Globe

Cincinnati Campus

Cincinnati

Established in 1875 as the historic birthplace of HUC-JIR by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, founder of American Reform Judaism, the Cincinnati campus is a vital center of learning, scholarship, and community engagement. Students from around the world pursue their studies in the Rabbinical School and Pines School of Graduate Studies, and have access to the internationally renowned resources of the Klau Library, Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, and the Skirball Museum.